Development. The maiden is given in marriage. Good fortune. Perseverance furthers.
Image
— Great Image
山上有木，渐，君子以居贤德善俗。
On the mountain, a tree: the image of development. Thus the superior person abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Initial Six · 初六⚋ yin
鸿渐于干，小子厉，有言，无咎。
The wild goose gradually draws near the shore. The young son is in danger. There is talk. No blame.
Wild goose lands at the water's edge — first step. The young one feels exposed; gossip arises; no blame in steadfast advance.
Six in the second · 六二⚋ yin
鸿渐于磐，饮食衎衎，吉。
The wild goose gradually draws near the cliff. Eating and drinking in peace and concord. Good fortune.
Goose reaches the rock — secure footing; calm sustenance; fortune.
Nine in the third · 九三⚊ yang
鸿渐于陆，夫征不复，妇孕不育，凶。利御寇。
The wild goose gradually draws near the plateau. The man goes forth and does not return. The woman carries a child but does not bring it forth. Misfortune. It furthers one to fight off robbers.
Goose advances onto open ground (the wrong terrain); husband leaves without return; wife bears and does not deliver. Persist in safety, defend against bandits.
Six in the fourth · 六四⚋ yin
鸿渐于木，或得其桷，无咎。
The wild goose gradually draws near the tree. Perhaps it will find a flat branch. No blame.
Goose alights on a tree (unaccustomed perch); finding a flat branch, makes do. No blame.
Nine in the fifth · 九五⚊ yang
鸿渐于陵，妇三岁不孕，终莫之胜，吉。
The wild goose gradually draws near the summit. For three years the woman has no child. In the end nothing can hinder her. Good fortune.
Goose reaches the high hill; despite three-year delay, ultimately nothing can prevent the fulfillment. Fortune.
Nine at the top · 上九⚊ yang
鸿渐于陆，其羽可用为仪，吉。
The wild goose gradually draws near the clouds. Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance. Good fortune.
Goose flies into the high heavens; even its feathers become ritual ornaments — withdrawn into pure form. Fortune.
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
Major-account end-to-end pursuit, the proper IPO path, multi-year management-trainee cultivation. No shortcuts; complete every protocol stage; ritual integrity is the moat.
Psychology & Cognition
'Slow is fast.' Accept the natural growth cycle; resist the speed-anxiety; sculpt life goals through ceremony and long-term commitment.
Decision Guidance
Take each stage in order. The maiden's correct marriage protocol is the model: nothing skipped, nothing rushed.
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Anders Ericsson's deliberate practice; Carl Honoré's 'In Praise of Slowness'; Daniel Pink on the importance of timing; the Japanese kaizen tradition; the agricultural metaphor in scripture ('first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn').
· All texts here come from public-domain editions of the I Ching and supporting commentary.
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· The same input via the same method will always reproduce the same hexagram — verifiable below.
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